Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.17/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$121.17

249 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	122.18	682	229
Medium and Large 2-3	501	109.60	549	20

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale249 hd

121.17

—

TN average8 barns · 1,665 hd

128.96

−7.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,845	83.24	1,536	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	57.12	797	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	56.40	698	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	43.43	455	11

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	130.97/cwt	128.00–134.50	481	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	993	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.25/cwt	113.00–113.75	827	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.43/cwt	129.00–140.00	722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	951	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	139.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	127.96/cwt	127.50–130.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.18/cwt	133.00–144.00	920	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.21/cwt	129.00–141.50	796	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.75/cwt	113.00–123.00	796	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.76/cwt	148.00–153.00	561	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	108.09/cwt	106.00–108.50	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	122.85/cwt	115.50–125.50	722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	34.89/cwt	32.00–38.00	318	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	53.06/cwt	52.00–54.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	44.49/cwt	40.00–48.00	480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	56.65/cwt	52.00–61.00	781	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	64.03/cwt	63.00–65.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.38/cwt	52.00–61.00	684	11
Bulls	—	—	1,917	86.65/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	73.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,226	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	106.49/cwt	106.00–110.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	673	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	139.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	631	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	119.56/cwt	118.00–121.00	701	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	111.10/cwt	108.00–113.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	104.74/cwt	104.00–105.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	109.60/cwt	105.00–118.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	114.23/cwt	110.00–115.50	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	672	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.28/cwt	113.00–116.00	776	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	127.35/cwt	123.00–128.50	591	54

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Oct 16, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 637Year ago 860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 129Year ago 163

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	367	128.00–134.50	130.97
3	—	882	90.00	90.00
18	—	730	113.00–113.75	113.25
5	—	634	122.00	122.00
29	—	586	118.00–121.00	119.56
7	—	311	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
3	—	967	95.50	95.50
22	—	529	127.00	127.00
21	—	673	113.00–116.00	115.28
5	—	253	129.00	129.00
54	—	464	123.00–128.50	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	125.00	125.00
6	—	760	113.50	113.50
9	—	656	123.00	123.00
5	—	728	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	557	108.00–113.00	111.10
4	—	370	104.00–105.00	104.74
3	—	432	105.00–118.00	109.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	721	137.75	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	129.00–140.00	136.43
17	—	710	125.00–136.00	134.00
8	—	486	135.00–143.00	139.95
5	—	645	128.00	128.00
3	—	292	155.00	155.00
11	—	781	127.50–130.00	127.96
6	—	445	138.00	138.00
3	—	865	128.50	128.50
35	—	666	133.00–144.00	138.18
3	—	230	153.00	153.00
3	—	302	167.50	167.50
42	—	580	129.00–141.50	137.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	139.00	139.00
2	—	508	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	659	113.00–123.00	120.75
13	—	372	148.00–153.00	150.76
10	—	406	135.00	135.00
12	—	757	106.00–108.50	108.09
15	—	588	115.50–125.50	122.85
1	—	930	87.00	87.00
19	—	521	122.00–130.00	129.25
19	—	453	132.00–142.00	139.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
8	—	617	106.00–110.00	106.49
8	—	390	120.00–132.00	121.41
2	—	573	108.00	108.00
9	—	507	110.00–115.50	114.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	32.00–38.00	34.89
2	—	1,160	52.00–54.00	53.06
6	—	1,078	40.00–48.00	44.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,345	65.00	65.00
11	—	1,213	52.00–61.00	56.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	52.00–61.00	56.65
1	—	1,425	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,468	63.00–65.00	64.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,917	83.00–90.00	86.65
3	—	1,657	70.00–77.00	73.98
1	—	2,050	94.00	94.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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